Month: October 2008
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Bend In The Road
“…my future seemed to stretch out before me like a straight road. I thought I could see along it for many a milestone. Now there is a bend in it. I don’t know what lies around the bend, but I’m going to believe that the best does. It has a fascination of its own, that…
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Wednesday Worship: You Never Let Go
Today my world came crashing down yet again. The ultrasound of my neck showed a 1 cm nodule in my left thyroid bed. My endocrinologist is moving quickly to contact the surgeon to schedule surgery and biopsy. I don’t know much other than that right now. This I do know. God hasn’t changed. As I…
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From The Lips Of My Children…
… more reminders of God’s gifts. While rocking Bella to bed on the last night of open windows, she heard the crickets outside and whispered, “Mommy, dat music outside is singing for me.” While helping my Buddy get ready for school, “Oh, I hope Bear wakes up soon. I don’t want to miss telling him…
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What To Do With A Sick Little Girl
Hold her. Just hold her when she needs it. Don’t worry about the dust or the clothes piling up or the untidy state of your home. Just love her. You’re holding a piece of forever in your arms.
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Beginning With A Bang… Or Not
Yesterday I began the barrage of tests, scans, ultrasounds, injections, questions and waiting. And I wasn’t sure whether to laugh or cry, so I just did both. After a lengthy drive filled with me singing at the top of my lungs to songs on my iPod, I arrived at the hospital (not the one I…
A Spring of Joy 